Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-04-28

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running shop at the old stand.
Brian O'Neil went out fishing last
Tuesday and got-a squirrel. Don't
Know what kind of bait he used.
w. J.. Ketner has moved from Mt.
Hope to Bloomington, where he will
carry on his bushes of well drilling.
Jacob nj. Beer, of Hazelton, recently
elected treasurer of the town of VIVA
lusing, has just been granted pension.
A concert followed by dance and
refreshments will DO given in Potosi
tomorrow night for the benefit of the
Potosi Band
The boy who got lost while hunting
cattle down on Platte last week, was
found the next day, away the other side
of Lancaster.
Thomas Webb the we'll driller has
moved from British Hollow to Lancaster.
He lives in the Hicks house in the east
part of town.
Rev. S. S. Grinnell will preach a SER
mon to the children and young people
at the Congregational church next
Sunday morning.
Stephen Johnson, the accommodating
and faithful driver and proprietor of
the Bloomington stage, will continue to
carry the mails for the next three years
having gotten the contract again.
John Wright Sr is out again after
being confined to the house a couple
of weeks. A severe bruise gotten by
some wood falling upon him, caused
the trouble. He uses a pair of crutches.
One of the attractions at the Office of
DR.. j. H. Reed is an elegant new chair.
1t is SO comfortable that one would be
willing to give half a dollar for the
pleasure of sitting in it few moments.
r. S. Morse came up from Beetown
Tuesday. He says he finds the walk
ing pretty good now since the Inter-
State law has shut down on free rides
with Stephen johnson and Tigh Bon
ham.
Mr.. Herman Buchner leaves for
Gettysburg next Saturday morning. He
will be absent about three weeks, dur
ing which time his Office will be closed.
He will take in New York and Wash
ington on his trip.
Stuart E. Reid of Homer Wis. has
moved to Lancaster to run the street
sprinkler for T. II. Wiley. He lives in
the old Methodist parsonage which be-
longs to Alonzo Wayne, and has been
moved into his property in the north
part of town.
John S. Wright, Thos. Mcmahon,
Erskine Mccoy, Will and Charlie
Ziegler, Chas. r. Thomas, Ed. M.
Lowry, John R. Simison, Fred.
Barnett and Sam Greene. formed
the party from Lancaster that took in
Gilmore concert at Dubuque last night.
Witness: Mr.. George Simmons, one
of the early settlers of Hazel Green,
died suddenly and unexpectedly last
Saturday evening by the bursting of a
blood vessel Mr.. Simmons had been
feeling as we'll as usual on that day and
ate his supper about o'clock in the
evening. He then repaired to his room
where he was found a few moments
afterward in dying condition.
The Potosi mill, formerly run by Dill
ger and son. is now owned and run by
Kraut & digger. They manufacture a
superior quality of flour, feed and corn
meal. Mr.. Kraut was in the city last
Monday, and left at this office sack
of flour of their make, which has the
appearance of being equal to the best
Minnesota brands. Their advertis
ment will be found on the first page.
Spring house cleaning is going on
vigorougly just now and is the all alb
sorbing topic with houskeepers. Some
changes are going on outside too, F. B.
Phelps has taken away his fence, and
that is always an improvement to
well kept grounds. Richard Meyer, Jr.
is building an addition to his house, and
r. Meyer, Sr. is making numerous
internal improvements on his residence.
Waukesha Democrat: A. d. Wonzor.
of Platteville, has leased the vacant
store room in the Commercial block and
intends opening a tonsorial parlor on a
large scale at an early date. The shop
is to be equipped with all the modern APP
planes and appurtenances that go to
make first-class barber shop. Mr..
Wonzor intends to run six chairs, with
an equal number of skilled artists in
that line of business. He seems to be
an active, energetic business man, and
we wish him abundant success in his
new undertaking.
Frank Bouson, who runs q bus line
and livery at Platteville. lost good
horse last Monday at Lancaster. The
horse with its mate were driven up by
the other Benson. who noticed about
three miles back that the horse was not
well. As soon as they got to the
Wright House barn, the team was I'M
hi.ched and the sick horse turned loose
in the yard where he died in about
fifteen minutes. Collie is supposed to
have been the cause. The value OF the
horse was about SIPS.